Image Cropper
Crop, rotate and flip images in your browser.
Files are processed entirely in your browser — they're never uploaded to a server.
Drag the box or its handles. Keyboard: arrow keys move the box, Shift + arrow keys resize it, and holding Alt (Option on a Mac) makes the steps smaller. You can also type exact values below.
Cut an image down to the part you want
Image Cropper trims a picture to a box you draw, either freely or locked to a shape such as square or 16:9. It can also turn the image in 90° steps and mirror it, so a sideways phone photo or a flipped selfie can be fixed in the same pass.
Your browser opens the picture; it is never uploaded. The preview is scaled to fit your screen, but the saved file is cut from the full-size original.
How to crop an image
- Click the upload area or drop an image onto it — PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF or any format your browser can open, up to 60 megapixels.
- Pick a shape: Free, Original (the image’s own proportions), 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9, 4:5 or 9:16. The box starts as the largest one that fits.
- Drag the box to move it and drag its handles to resize it, or type exact Left, Top, Width and Height values in pixels.
- Turn or mirror the picture with the rotate and flip buttons above it if needed.
- Under Save as, choose PNG, JPEG or WebP, adjust Quality for JPEG or WebP, then click the download button — it shows the final size, e.g. “Download 1080 × 1080 image”.
What the saved image contains
- Original pixels: the output is exactly the width and height on the button, with no upscaling or downscaling.
- File name: photo.jpg becomes photo-cropped.png, .jpg or .webp, depending on the format you chose. Browsers that can’t save WebP, such as Safari, save a PNG instead and say so.
- Transparency: PNG and WebP keep transparent areas; JPEG can’t store them, so they’re filled with white rather than black.
- Upright photos: phone pictures saved with a rotation flag are shown and exported the right way up.
Common reasons to crop a picture
- Profile pictures: 1:1 gives the square that avatars and account photos expect.
- Social posts: 4:5 suits portrait feed posts and 9:16 fills a full-screen story.
- Screenshots: cut away toolbars, notifications or private details before sharing.
- Prints and slides: 3:2 matches standard 6 × 4 photo prints, and 16:9 fills a widescreen slide.
Precise cropping with the keyboard and numbers
- Arrow keys move the crop box once it has focus (click it or Tab to it), in steps of about 1% of the image.
- Shift + arrows resize from the right and bottom edges: Right and Down enlarge the box, Left and Up shrink it.
- Hold Alt too (Option on a Mac) for steps a tenth as large, never smaller than one pixel.
- Typed sizes keep the shape: with a fixed ratio, entering a Width updates the Height to match, and the other way round.
- Rotate first: choosing a shape, rotating or pressing Reset crop starts the box again from the largest fit, while flipping keeps your crop.
Image Cropper: common questions
Does cropping reduce image quality?
The pixels inside the box aren’t resized. PNG stores them exactly; JPEG and WebP compress them, which at the default 92% Quality is usually hard to spot.
How do I crop a picture to a square?
Click 1:1. The box becomes the largest centred square; drag it over the part you want and resize it from any handle — it stays square.
How large an image can I crop?
Up to 60 megapixels, for example 9000 × 6000 pixels. On a device with little memory a very large crop can still fail to save; try a smaller area or another format.
Can I resize the image as well as crop it?
This tool only cuts, turns and flips. To change the pixel dimensions afterwards, use the Image Resizer; to make the file lighter, use the Image Compressor.
Is my photo uploaded or kept anywhere?
No. Cropping, rotating and saving all happen in your browser, and the result is saved straight to your device. The saved copy is a freshly drawn image, so it doesn’t carry the original’s camera metadata, such as EXIF location data.